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The A-rank party “Red Meteor” came to the town of Mimru. They were to challenge a dungeon in the east of the city.
The leader is Big, a nobleman. He is the one who bought Ryu, who was a slave when he was a child, and repeatedly beat him up horribly.
Ryu shows up at the guild every day.
So, naturally, Big and Ryu must meet each other at some point.
When Ryu saw Big at the guild, he immediately recognized him.
Five years have passed since then, and both Ryu and Big have grown up.
Big seemed not to recognize Liu for a moment, who looked like a different person after his memory returned, but Ryu could not mistake Big’s face for his, who had done so many terrible things to him.
And at the same time, the memory of his experience as a slave came back to him, and his body stiffened for a moment in fear.
But it quickly turned into a feeling of dreadful anger.
The life of being Big’s slave and being continuously abused had left a scar on Ryu’s heart.
Normally, that wound would not heal so easily. If he had been a normal human being, he would have trembled with fear of Big.
However, Ryu’s memories of his life before his reincarnation came back to him. He had memories of living another life, much longer than the memories of Ryu’s life in this world. The peace of mind it gave him allowed him to look back calmly on his experiences as a slave.
He felt fear, but it was only a physical, instinctive reaction; his mind was not crushed. And once the fear was overcome, what welled up was a feeling of anger at the unreasonable act.
A hateful person who had done a terrible thing to him had appeared. Having gained power, Ryu naturally decided to take revenge.
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But when Big noticed Ryu, he was happy to see him again.
And, unsurprisingly,
[I’m sorry about the past.]
He apologized to Ryu.
Ryu […..Do you think I would forgive you?]
Big [Now, now, I’m sorry, I was a kid, back then. I didn’t know (the law). It’s called a childhood mistake. Can we let bygones be bygones?]
He was a bit disappointed by the sudden apology, but was relieved to see that Big was still a scumbag for thinking he could get away with such a light apology.
Ryu [Letting bygones be bygones is not something you hear from a perpetrator.]
Big [Eh, no, now, don’t say that.]
Then a member of the “Red Meteor” who sensed the disturbing Ryu’s mood called out to him.
Amira [What’s the matter, Big? Is there something wrong?]
He is Amira, an A-rank adventurer.
Big [No, I just found an old acquaintance, we were classmates.]
Amira [So….?]
Amira gives Ryu a quizzical look.
Big [Well, I was a bit ‘naughty’ back in the day, and I did a few bad things to Ryu.]
Liu [A little? You think torturing me every day for over six months is a little bad?]
Ryu was still thinking that he would kill this guy later.
Amira [W-well, that’s……pretty bad.]
Amira, who had instantly realized what Big had done, was indeed a bit taken back.
But in fact, Amira is hired to protect Big. If Ryu has a grudge against Big, he can’t just leave him alone.
Amira [W-well, but childhood is full of things, and it’s not mature to drag out the past forever, right…? I’m Amira, a member of the A-rank party Red Meteor.]
Amira held out his hand to him, but Ryu ignored him and left the guild.
Amira [What a cold person…..]
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Ryu leaving the guild.
He was thinking about Big as he walked.
What is he going to do now?
If he reflects on it and says that he is not such a bad guy now,……
But when Ryu thinks back to what Big did to him,……he still doesn’t want to forgive him for what he did.
Apparently, Big and his friends are here to attack the dungeon, so Ryu decided to watch them for a while longer.
If he felt like it, he could always erase him.
It’s not uncommon for adventurers to disappear in dungeons.
But then Ryu remembered that he was with an A-rank party.
Even if he were to take revenge on Big and get rid of him, what about the rest of the party members?
He has nothing against them, but he has a feeling that the man who called himself [Amira]—probably an A-rank adventurer—will try to do something to Big. If he tries to do something to Big, he will naturally try to protect his [party mates].
Since he has no hard feelings toward the rest of them, all he has to do is get rid of Big…..
But this was his first encounter with an A-rated adventurer. He was a little curious to see how strong they were.
A-ranks are supposed to be literally “a step” stronger than B-ranks.
If he fought them, it might not be as easy as before.
Of course, with Ryu’s strength, he didn’t think it would be a particular problem.
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